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收容 (shōu róng) — to take in and provide shelter (for refugees, homeless, etc.); (military) to rally (troops)

Definition

收容 means an official body formally 'takes in and shelters' people or animals in need — more institutional than 收留, which is a personal act of giving someone a place to stay.

verb
to take in and provide shelter (for refugees, homeless, etc.)(military) to rally (troops)

Examples

  • 收容。
    Zhèng fǔ shè lì le lín shí yíng dì lái shōu róng zāi mín.
    The government set up temporary camps to take in disaster victims.
  • 收容。
    Bù duì zài zhàn bài hòu xùn sù shōu róng cán bù.
    The army quickly rallied the remaining troops after the defeat.
  • 收容。
    Zhè jiā jī gòu zhuān mén shōu róng liú làng dòng wù.
    This organization specializes in taking in stray animals.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

收shōutake in
容róngcontain

收 means take in and 容 means contain, giving the sense of receiving and housing someone.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng容róng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 容, the 宀 (roof) part points to holding or containing, and 公 gives the sound.

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Society & Public Life

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